Post colonial criticism is a bit behind the times, to say the least. Is there a better example of modern colonialism than Afghanistan, an avowed attempt to replace traditional culture with a bolted-on Occidentalism? And yet, it wasn't sexual liberation that freed them from the colonialist yoke. It was the Taliban.
I don't have a lot of good things to say about militant Islamism, but the Afghans prefer it to having USAID trying to turn their sons into drag queens and their daughters into purple-haired, lesbian, drunken, Priestesses of Pride. And I am broadminded enough to respect their decision. This is, of course, directly opposite to the myths of progress that we learned in school.
There was a Babylon Bee headline from a few years ago that has stuck with me, 'Netflix Announces that it will now pump raw sewage directly into your living room'. That pretty well sums up modern colonialism. The hallmarks of our civilization are a pornography addiction and a maxxed out credit card. Both of which have the feel and function of chains. Our culture is as missionary as ever, as viral and invasive as ever, but anyone who mistakes it for 'heteronormative' or Christian is doing so in the very teeth of reality.
There's a lot to engage here, Jon. Thanks for commenting. I'm also reminded of the ways that African Christians have claimed that western sexual values are being imposed on them in ecclesial contexts in a way that smacks of the very imperialism western Christians supposedly reject.
Post colonial criticism is a bit behind the times, to say the least. Is there a better example of modern colonialism than Afghanistan, an avowed attempt to replace traditional culture with a bolted-on Occidentalism? And yet, it wasn't sexual liberation that freed them from the colonialist yoke. It was the Taliban.
I don't have a lot of good things to say about militant Islamism, but the Afghans prefer it to having USAID trying to turn their sons into drag queens and their daughters into purple-haired, lesbian, drunken, Priestesses of Pride. And I am broadminded enough to respect their decision. This is, of course, directly opposite to the myths of progress that we learned in school.
There was a Babylon Bee headline from a few years ago that has stuck with me, 'Netflix Announces that it will now pump raw sewage directly into your living room'. That pretty well sums up modern colonialism. The hallmarks of our civilization are a pornography addiction and a maxxed out credit card. Both of which have the feel and function of chains. Our culture is as missionary as ever, as viral and invasive as ever, but anyone who mistakes it for 'heteronormative' or Christian is doing so in the very teeth of reality.
There's a lot to engage here, Jon. Thanks for commenting. I'm also reminded of the ways that African Christians have claimed that western sexual values are being imposed on them in ecclesial contexts in a way that smacks of the very imperialism western Christians supposedly reject.